Black, John, c1784-1872 (pauper | probably Iain Ruadh or John Roy | Killean | Lismore | Argyllshire)

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Note about archaeological finds at Dun chrubain, September 1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW106/64

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Note collected from John Black, aged eighty-six, Killean, Lios Mòr/Lismore, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire about archaeological finds at Dun chrubain [Dùn hrùban] including a bone ring, three inches in diameter, a sword head and animal teeth. Black states that he and his brother cleared out the rubbish and found nine fireplaces inside. The description of the fireplaces is unclear.

Dates: September 1870

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

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Subject: Bones X